Part #4: My Journey from Below 2000 to 2350

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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>This is my 4th post, you can see my 3 earlier ones here.</p>

<p>Part #3
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/947487-part-3-my-journey-below-2000-2350-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/947487-part-3-my-journey-below-2000-2350-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Part #2
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/944210-part-2-my-journey-below-2000-2350-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/944210-part-2-my-journey-below-2000-2350-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Part #1
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/942894-my-journey-below-2000-2350-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/942894-my-journey-below-2000-2350-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I think one of the things I noticed when I began taking a lot of practice tests and questions is that I would take for example a full test, get a mediocre score, and then I would take a full test the next day and get around the same score. I remember I would always be frustrated because I would expect to get a better score on the 2nd practice test but in reality, because I was never reviewing the answers and understanding the concepts, I was never improving my ability to score better. </p>

<p>I’m going to plan on sending some helpful advice on future posts but here are some. These are basic, but in my opinion a large number of the questions you will see on Sentence Correction questions include these (the questions just might seem more complicated but the underlying concepts are the same.) I will be sending more advice for Sentence Correction in the future, as well as the other sections. (As a note, I grabbed these tips from the blog [2MinuteSAT</a> Blog](<a href=“http://2minutesat.com/blog/]2MinuteSAT”>http://2minutesat.com/blog/))</p>

<p>Most importantly, remember to identify and review each question you take. Otherwise, you’ll be like a lot of test takers, who take tons of practice tests but never improve their score.</p>

<p>Watch out for Singular Subjects</p>

<p>Be sure to recognize Singular subjects that seem to be plural—or plural subjects that seem to be singular. For example, words like “everyone” and “everybody” might seem plural, but they actually require singular verbs.</p>

<p>Parallelism Tricks</p>

<p>When you have a sentence with any kind of list, make sure all the components of that list use the same grammatical construction.</p>

<p>Singular Verbs</p>

<p>Make sure it to include singular verbs when it is needed. Even if your subject is “Matt, a four-time world champion body-builder who eats 17 egg-whites for breakfast and lifts weights each day for 13 hours with his teammates,” you still need a singular verb.</p>

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<p>thanks for your advices but these are the common advices said by everyone.</p>

<p>Please, if you have new effective tips release them</p>

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<p>Hi Zosilo,</p>

<p>You are right. Here is a piece of advice for when you are reading a passage.</p>

<p>The next time you are reading a passage, before beginning mark the line numbers and circle all of the important words that you read.</p>

<p>You can quickly look at the passage reading questions for line numbers and mark these number next to the line in passage. This is very helpful to do when you are trying to solve the SAT questions later. Line number SAT questions also often ask about important words. Make sure to circle these as they will also help with the answers.</p>

<p>Although some people recommend that you to review the the passage reading SAT questions before reading the actual passage, I don’t think this is true because I don’t think the exam is long enough to read all of the SAT questions, then the passage, and then the SAT questions again. Unfortunately, there is not much time to figure out the answers for all of the SAT questions.</p>

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<p>When you got a 2350 was that during your senior year?</p>

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<p>Thanks ivytune, I will try marking the number of the question next to lines the question is asking for.</p>

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<p>alegnagogo,</p>

<p>I was a junior when I took the test.</p>

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<p>Zosilo,</p>

<p>What is some of the best advice you have heard from College Confidential?</p>